Virtue Ethics Flashcards
What types of questions are asked in virtue ethics?
- what is the right thing to do?
- what kind of person do you want to be?
Virtue ethics are the ______ and _____ of the person acting.
- characteristics
- motivations
Virtue ethics says that the right thing to do is ….
what a good person would do
Virtues:
characteristics needed for human flourishing
Virtues are displayed in _____.
actions
Why is virtue ethics not as clear cut as other frameworks?
nobody has the same outcome
Virtue ethics says we should develop a ______ _____ and this will lead us to the right actions.
virtuous character
Is honesty a virtue?
- it is a contender/disposition
- an honest person does more than just not cheat (not cheating because of fear of getting caught is not virtuous)
Honesty also means:
- you prefer to be with honest people
- you don’t see getting ahead by dishonest means as clever (pity or despise)
- shocked if close friends are dishonest and comment on it
Because virtues are ____ _____, they cannot be determined in ___ _______. They are _____.
- multi-tracked
- one situation
- habits
No one is _____ _____ all the time.
perfectly virtuous
Truly virtuous people act ____ with ___ _____.
- rightly
- no problem
Reason 1 for failing to be virtuous:
being virtuous when it costs you is tough
Reason 2 for failing to be virtuous:
hard to be honest if I’m a liar
People might not be virtuous because they lack ____ ____, and without this they can…
- practical wisdom
- slide into faults
